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The most irresponsible action Democrats could take would be to unilaterally disarm in the face of what promises to be a historic effort by right wing special interest groups to defeat President Obama.

The fact is, House Democrats, led by Chris Van Hollen passed the bipartisan DISCLOSE ACT, which would have provided unprecedented disclosure and transparency in our elections. Unfortunately, Republicans abandoned their previous support for transparency and bowed to pressure from a vast array of special interest and killed the bill in the Senate.

Are Dems just supposed to roll over and let Republicans whack us over the head with a hundred million dollar conservative special interest 2x4? No thanks, we felt that last cycle. Look, the system is broken. But until the laws are changed, Dems need to use every tool at their disposal to counter the right wing attack machine.

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